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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
A washerwonlan Tax.
Philadelphia Call.


One OF the most complete and meanest
monopolies nourished by tariff taxation is
the sheet.zInc monopoly, which is in the
hands of a wealthy company established at
La Sale, I'D. This combination dominates
the sheet-zinc trade OF the country. Its
method, which is disclosed in an article
printed elsewhere, is very simple one. 1t
breaks down competition by udderselling
the market, knowing that if it should lose
half a million dollars in one year il could,
with the assistance of the taYlff duty Of
2}E cents per pound, secure million dol
lars the next year.
Sheet zinc is of almost universal use, but
is mainly used by people OF moderate
means 1t is put under stoves to protect
the floor. and as security against damage
by FIRE; it is the material out OF which the
cheaper bath-tubs are made; and it is of
almost universal Use for wash boards on
which clothes are rubbed in the process OF
washing them. It is cheaper and better
for these and for other like purposes than
any other material; but if 1t should cost
less it would enter largely into other
uses.
But why should the hOuseholders ard
washer women OF the country be unneces-
ssrily taxed on a necessary article in order
to maintain this impudent Illinois mon
opoly, which refuses 10 share its tariff ad-
vantage with other manufacturers and dc
tates prices to its customers with the inSo-
lent indifference of mastery? Possibly il
may pay its employees good wages; but 1T is
6oubt1ul il they get penny more than
they might earn at other employment.
Wage.earners throughout the coantry
are taxed and defrauded to the extent Of thi;
tax on sheet zinc, for the importations are
very trIfliDg and bring hardly any revenue
to she National Treasury. The tariff is fol-
the benefit oi q single monopoly, and no.
tor any other purpose.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
An Apology.
Minneapolis Tribu8e.


exceedingly regret every word that APP.
peared in the Tribune on that day so far as
related to Mrs. Cleveland, and had | seen
the article before its publication no word
with reference to that lady would have
been published unless OF q complim sptery
character. The publication, 50 far as it re-
lated to Mrs. Clev Gland, was erroneous for
two important reasons. Though the Pres.
ident and his wife had planned this West
ern tour, which undoubtedly had polit-
ical significance, vet before their visit they
had been formally invited to come 10 Min
nesota and the city of Minneapolis by the
Governor and other State officials and the
local government OF the city. Therefore,
they were for The time being guests of the
city and State, and were entitled to all the
courtesy and hospitality of guests Again,
no gentleman and no newspaper can afford
to make any reference to lady not OF a
complimentary character.
Now that the storm has passed: that the
statement elsewhere made is not the result
OF force, of violence, nor of public opinion,
but the calm and candid conclusion after
mature consideration on the part of Mr..
Haskell, who passed the article, to shoulder
its responsibility, | desire to say that the
pToprietors of the Tribune feel that gross
error was committed; that the public sense
of the city was OUTRAGED, aud the whole
matter is most sincerely and deeply regret.
ted, ALDEN ]. BLETHEN.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
The To-day Plant.
Baltimore American.


There is shown at the exposition OF
plants at Baltimore q specimen of the
''toddyn plaHt, an Eastern production,
eight feet high, from the. conservatory
of Mr.. I. Harrison Garrett. 1t has grown
too large for Mr.. CARROTS houss, and he
bias presented it to the National Botanic
Garden at Washington. A popularity of
the plant is that during the sap season,
about two months in the year, a quart of
excellent toddy, with all the delicious in
toxicatiDg effects of the American mixed
drink, can be drawn twice day aud en-
joyed. When this was known many in
quirles were made as to whether the plant
would grow in this latitude with ordinary
care. An expert said ii required warm
climate, about the tenn oerature of India,
for the tree to thrive. Several gentlemen
were sure money could be saved by grow
ing the plant at home. 1t is believed Ii
will be attempted by several who looked
at the plant.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
Intelligent Hcrsss-Honss On Slippery Roads
Oil From Grape Seeds.
Fertility Of Charcoal Pits-High Pricss for
Shsep-FaddY Plants.
Crude Oil in Brickmaking-rhe Oil Test for
Mix.
Washing Butter-EEperiments in Feeding
Household Hints-Live Stock Informal
mountaineering Notes for Farmers.



C.. A. Clarkson writes: A vicious or
stupid colt can never be educated to be a
valuable horse. Without intelligence he
will always be sluggish, and will never
have an attachment to his master, nor
manifest any disposition to obey and serve
him as pleasure. Most intelligent horses
are naturally docile, or can easily be
trained to be kind, reliable and even affec-
tionate. Breeders OF horses should look to
the native intellect Of the mare and stall.
lion with as close a scrutiny as they ex-
anime their pedigrees. Once make an in
telligent colt or horse believe that his
owner and trainer is his best friend, there
will be little or no trouble in training
him, or in trusting him in all emergencies.
1t is true there are cases where very intel
igent horses are vicious and always dan
gerous. In some cases this is owing to
the way they were treated early in life.
Others are always vicious and dangerous
to trust under any circumstances. In most
cases this is inherited and the breeder
should investigate the question of DISPOSE
ton as well as intelligence. Never breed
to a horse which is vicious, dangerous, or
even disagreeable. A horse which is dan
gerous or treacherous to his groom, no
matter how fine mis- form, how pure his
blood, or how great his ancestry, should be
taken out to the public commons and shot.
Thousands of precious lives are sacrificed
to vicious stations and their descendants.
All other good qualities can not redeem
vicious disposition. Nor can beautiful
form overcome lack of intelligence and
sprightliness. Horse-breeding is one of
the most prominent questions in Iowa,
and farmers and breeders, while selecting
a Percheron, Clyde, a Cleveland bay, an
English draft. and especially a French
coacher, should select those of mild, do
mestic disposition, with an intelligent
and sprightly mind. a horse needs intel
iect as well as a man,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
Practise.
Texas S.ftings.

A Texas parent had a son who took
piano lessons at Prof. Zweibeer's house.
but was supposed to to his practising on
rne plano a. home. The parent had sus-
picion that the youth did not practise
much. One day he said;
Tommy. do you practise regularly on
the piano when / am down town.
"les, pa"
Every day"
"Yes. pa.h
Chow long did you practise yesterday
1.-TWO hours"
"And today"
Three hours
81 am glad to hear that you practise so
regularly"
"Yes, pa"
"Aad next time you practise be sure you
unlock the piano. Here is the key. l
locked the piano and put the key in my
pocket a week ago."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
Crude on IN matchmaking.

Crude oil has been applied as fuel by
MessIs, P. l.. Sword & Son, Cleveland, at
their Bessemer avenue ick-works, and
with such excellent results that they have
already contracted for a one-hundrsd bar
rel tank to supply their works. The arch
es in the monster kiln, containing some
$50 600 brick, are heated by twenty-four
burners. The oil flow is regulated by an
ordinary stop cock, and at the point of ig-
milton is met by a steam blast, supplied
by the boiler that furnishes power for the
brickmaking machines. Simple pipe
burners are used with good results. H.
stead OF having to heat the brick seven
days, as with coal or wood, four day s.
burning with oil makes a far better quail
" OF material. When the oil is ever so
economically fed, there is surplus
of heat. Within fifty minutes of starting
the fires the water. smoke was started out
of the brick. There isn'ts cold spot in the
kiln. The arches are evenly heated, and
one man attends to the firing and rsgula-
ting of the oil flow where three stokeIs
were formerly employed. The firm Is
about to start of another mammoth kiln,
built on the Morrison plan, and supplied
with eight burners in place Of twenty-four
one burner heating three arches. By ar
ingenious contTiYance the flame is direct
ed against bridge wall, whence it is distri
buted with equal force in the three arches
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
FERTILITY OF Charcoal Pits.

Dir. ]. B. Mscomber, of Grand Isle, VI,
writes The Rural New Yorker: My grand
father was one OF the first settlers on this
island, and, like all pioneers, he had been
moro or less his own mechanic, and among
other work he did his own bla;ksmithing
and burned his own charcoal. The spot OF
ground where he burned the charcoal was,
when the farm was divided, on my fathers
side of the line. The field in which this
spot is, is gravelly clay-not stiff-over-
laying limestone rock, and is a naturally
strong soil. Since my remembrance it has
not been macured oftener than once in
three or four years or more, but has been
cropped in some way, grain, corn, hay, or
pasture, every year, and this spot Where
the charcoal was burned-and none has
been burned there for at least seventy
years-producesn now as IL il was heavily
MANFRED every year, while the rest OF the
field produces only as much as such a soil
would when not often MANFRED. 1 do not
know what the soil got from the smoke of
the burning wood that keeps it so rich. 1t
can not be potash or phosphoric acid,
as these substances are not dispelled
by burning. / do know that this spot of
ground, where charcoal used to be burned,
has Tor seventy years retained it's virgin
fertility, while all around ii the soil is
more fertile than any similar soil that has
not received frequent applications of ma
nure. To this the editor adds: We know
OF several OF these old coal-pits that give
similar results. The vegetable growth on
tn ese spots is always stronger than that ou
the surrounding field. Charcoal, being
almost pure CARBON, has no direct manur.
isl value. It is frequently applied to
neavy soils 20 Tighten" them to rende-
them more friable. II Is probably Of some
value Indirectly IN converting the inert
nitrogen of the soil into ammonia 1t /
one OF the best sbsorbsnts OF foul gases
Tbs at is recognized In d'sinfection and
IN medical practice An interesting ex.
pertinent In proof of this absorptive Pow
msy be conducted By burying the csrc1,
oil small animal in powdered charcoal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
The Oil Test for Milk.

1t has been but a short time since the oil
test of the value of milk was accepted as
the only correct method of determining
the amount of butter in milk, and though
experts were sanguine that they had at
last found an easy and ready means of de-
tectlng a6ulterated milk, recent ex peri
ments on behalf of the Wisconsin Dairy
mems Association have demonstrated that
the oil test does not give correct mas
urement of the butter fat ia milk. IT. was
found that the oil OF the same coz or herd
seeme1 disposed to decentralization on
ssrhe days more than on others, and took
up water or whey IN some cases, SO that a
four-pound COW seemed to become q six
pound cow in production. Two inches of
butter oil would expand to three inches
from the amount of water it contained,
vet gave no sign to the eye that IL con-
tanned drop Of water, There was appsr-
emily more butter fat in the measuring
tubes than q sample of gathered cream
makes as the oil and water win emulsify as
much and as quickly with the oil of crea N
as it will with the oil of milk. As q
surer mtans Of detection the plan
was adopted of weighing the but
ter produced with delicate scale. A table
was them compiled which showed the
proportion OF butter in l00pounds OF milk,
the weight of the sample being represented
in grains without reducing the batter to
Oil. The method was tried in comparison
with the oil test, and on several trials the
weighing cams nearer TO the yield OF the
regular churn than did the oil test. At
the same time careful chemical analyses
were made in order to verify the results,
and ii was demonstrated that the same
cows varied in the amount of $1,000 of a
pound in 100 pounds OF milk in twenty
four hours. The experiment shows that
there is too much variation in each COW 8
product daily to accept single test as
indicative Of its qualifications, and that
the oil test, as at present in use, requires
the application of some method by which
every drop of water can be driven off be-
fore 1t can be accepted as giving a correct
measurement Of the amount of butter fat
in milk. The value of the experiments
caunot be over estimated, as the oil test
Is extensively used to assist in determining
the quality OF the milk and butter OF Ger.
tain cows with high records. After all
however, IL seems as IL the competitor
must return to the churning and weighing
process, using only the butter itself, until
some safe mode shall have been discovered
In place OF simply guessing at the amount
of oil in the milk.-Philadelphia Record.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26

But little II any offensive smell will be
given of, and yet the carcass will be en-
tirely decomposeS, and the charcoal, mixed
with soil. Will slowly decompose and yield
up its fertility, year after year, like wool
waste. Doubtless the charcoal left from
these old pits absorbed vast quantities OF
valuable gases Worked into the ground
supporting plant life. There must, too.
have been potash and phosphoric acid left
from the fires.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
A Cautious Analysis.
nd BIS.

~ have a letter Of Introduction to Mr..
Samuel Slump" said a stranger in west
ern town to a citizen. "Can you tell me Il
he is a man of drinking habItsT"
"Wall. stranger" replied the citizen, ex.
pectorating copiously, II would not go so
fur as to say that Sam is hard dri ker,
but / reckon if you ask him to go an take
suthin', you won't have to build lire I'M
der him TO git him started
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
Ina Kansas Drug Store.
Lincoln Journal.

Lincoln Journal.
SIranger-I wan. to get fifty cents worth
OF calomel.
Proprietor-Fifty cents worth OF what?
''Calomel."
What is calomel2'
Don't you know? What kind OF a
place are you keeping, anyhow"
This is a drug store, and II you want
anything don't sling around any fancy
names. Is 1t pint or half pint you're
after2n
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
A Valuable Remedy.
Omaha World.

Omaha Prohibitionist-My friend, L
hope we will have your help in our pro-
nibition campaign.
wayback Native-No stree. There amt
no antidote fer. rattlesnake bites except
whiskey, an amt gOin' to vote whiskey
out of reach in cases of emergency, / tell
you.
but, sir, there ara no rattlesnskss in
your section"
mo, but we're goin' to import some
right ga,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
Two Opinions.

Moriarlty-"Sure an | wudn't wurIk on
that scbaffold, Slevin, an git kilt, for .
farrum"
Sleyin-"Yez wudn't, Ell? faith and I'd
do the same, Morsrity; and vhin got kilt
I'd bare the fnrrum to fsrl back ont,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
INITIATED BL00B.
Scrofulous, Inherited and Contagious
Humors Cured by Cuticura.

VIHR0UGH the medium OF one OF your books
J. received through Mt. Frank T. Wray. Drug
gist, Apollo, Pa, Became acquainted with your
Cuticura Remedies, and take this opportunity to
testify 70 you that their use has permanently
cured me OF one OF the worst cases OF blood
poisoning, in connection with erysipelas, that I
have ever seen, and this after having been pro-
Dounced incurable Dy some OF the best physicians
in our county. take great pleasure in forward
ing 20 you this testimonial unsolicited as IL is By
you. in order that others suffering from similar
maladies may be encouraged to give your Cuti-
cura Remedies trial
p. s. WHITLTNGER, Leechburg. Pa.
Reference: Frank T.Wray, Druggist Apollo, Pa.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
aNEoFTHE WORST ASSES.

We have been selling your Cut.oura Remedies
for wears and have the first complaint yet to re-
ceiVe from a purchaser. Oae of the worst GASES
of Scrotala ever saw was cuIed by the use OF dve
bottles OF CuticuTa Resolvent, CusicuIa, and Gu
ticura soap. the Sosp takes the cake" here a. u
medicinal soap.
TAYLOR * TAYLOR. Druggists.
Frankfort, Kas.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
SCOFUIOTTS TIGERS

James E. Richardson, Custom house, New Or
leans on oath says: "In 1870 ScrOfulous Ulcers
broke out ON my body until 1 was mass of cor
ruptiCn. Everything known 20 the medical fac
ulty tried in vain. i became mere wreck.
At times could not lift my hands TO my heal.
could not turn in bed was in constant pain, AMI
looEed upon life curse. No relief or cure I'm
ten years. In 1850 heard of the Cuticura Rene
dies, used them, and was perfectly cured"
Sworn 20 before L. S. Com. J. >. CRAWFORD.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
Wasted Sweetness.
New York 5u

Miss Clara-ARd so your engagement
with Mr.. Featherly is at an end, Ethel?
Miss Ethel-Yes, for evermore.
Miss Clara-Will you return the presents
he gave y0u2
Miss Ethel-Eo, cannot do that. He
never gave me anything but caramels and
ice cream.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26

,sv Seud Tor 'How to Cure Skin Diseases" 81
pages. @ illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26

pNPLES. biack-hesds, chspped aud oily skin
IN prevented by CCticUra Medicated soap.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
WashinrButtsr.

The experience OF experts In butter-mak-
ing has been freely given of late years.
Experiments have not been neglected. Mr..
T. d. Curtis, veil known In dairy circles,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
ATLANTA'S FAIR.
The President and Party the Gussts Of tsa
Piedmont Exposition.
City Crowded With visitors-The Formal
Welcome at the Exposition Grounds
Reception Very Pleasant

ATLANTA, Ca, October 1S.-The morning
is cloudy, showing the possibility of rain.
Trains are still bringing in Thousands OF
strangers, yet it is estimated that six or
seven thousand OF those here last night
failed to find beds. The corridors and
stairs OF the Kimball house where the
President is quartered had the appearance
of a hastily made bivouac. Sleeping forms
were lying in all directions upon the floor
and stairs Atlanta is prohibition town
and despite the crowd and enthusiasm
there is very little drunkenness. The
Presidential party did not retire until
o'clock this morning, it having been
found impossible to get their baggage
through the crowds and to their rooms
earlier. As a consequence they break
tasted late this morning. At IL O'Clock
President Collins and Vice-Presidsnt
Grady, of the Exposition, called at the
Presidents rooms and escorted the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Cleveland and Postmaster
General Villas to the capitol, where they
entered the Governors room, and
were received by Governor Gordon.
The visiting Governors, the Supreme
court of the State, the IA embers of the Gov
ernor's stat, the United States officials, the
municipal authorities and the members of
the legislature were presented to the city's
guests. This ceremony over, the disting-
uished visitors escorted by Governor Cor
don, Senator Brown and Colquitt, aud &C
companied by the visiting Governors aud
many other people of distinction, procesd-
ed to Piedmont park, which is the Exposi-
ton grounds, A National salute was fred
as the procession entered the gates of the
enclosure and proceeded to the speakers
stand. The formalities Of welcome to the
President began with prayer by Rev. DR..
Bartlett, OF the Presbyterian church, after
which Mr.. H. w. Grady, vice president OF
the exposition, in a brief but eloquent
speech extended a welcome to the Presi-
dent
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
Cuttielra Remedi are sold eVervVhere. Eric

c ta- the G sat oAIii cure, -. -. NutiCdra
a o.. AZ rNqtl's L LeautltieT. - cents; CutiCura
r stit-f.5. th. N~w Bloai Purifier. 81. Potter
t,rls aud ClCmiCa Company. Boston.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
SCROFULOUs INHERITED.

And CONT giOus Humors, with Loss OF Hair, and
EruptiOus Of the skin, are positively cured by
CuLiC ura and CUticurs soap EXTERNALLY. and Cati-
cura Resoivent internally. when all other medi-
il r s-if SooT Tor POW phl't
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-26
Mr. CarlisIa's Views.

Mr. Carlisle, who has been twice Speaker
of the House, and who will be elected to
that position again when Congress assem-
bles, has furnished the Herald a very inter
estiug talk on political matters He is one
of the ablest OF the Democratic leaders, and
what he SAYS about public matters is worth
careful attention. He believes, of course,
that Mr.. Cleveland will be renominated
and elected, and he think that the Demo
cratic party would make a grave mistake If
it should nominate any other candidate.
The success of Mr. CIcvelands administra-
ton is conceded even by his political enc
mics, and nothing proves more conciuslvely
that the Republicans realize their inability
to prevent his reelection than the weak
way in which their newspapers criticise
him.
Mr. Carlisle does not feel sure that Mr..
Blaine will be the Republican candidate.
He is satisfied that Mr. Blaine can have the
nomination if he wants it, but i. inclined to
think that he sees only defeat for the Re
publican candidate. ard is not, therefore,
anxious to have another contest with Mr..
Cleveland.
Mr.. Carlisle says that the issues of the
ncXt national contest will depend to some
extent upon the candidates. The Republi-
cans now seem disposed to push sectional
questions to the front. but in view of the
growing disposition at the North to cease
waving the bloody shirt and the indiffer-
ence of the South to such questions, they
may conclude not to give them great deal
of prominence
1t is certain that the tariff will be a great
issue unless the present Congress reduces the
revenues TO the extent of stopping the accu-
mutation of surplus in the treasury. Mr..
Carlisle recognizes the responsibility which
rests upon the Democratic party in this
matter, and is extremely anxious that the
party shall act tremendously with regard to
it. He is willing that concessions shall be
made, but is not willing that the party shall
sacrifice its principles in order to satisfy
small but, so far as the as the tariff question
is concerned, very influential faction. He
is in favor of caucus of the
Democratic members as soon as Congress
meets, which shall agree upon a measure for
reducing the revenues. Unless the minori-
ty submits to the will of the majority of the
caucus it is probable there will be no tax
reducing legislation next winter Mr.. Car
Isle admits that he has noticed some things
in the public prints lately which make him
doubtful of an agreement being reached by
the Democrats on revenue questions.
Mr. Carlisle does not think the Labor
party will amount to much. 1t can hurt
the Democratic party nowhere except in
New York city, and even there the chances
are that it will draw proportionately as
much from the Republican as the Dem.
ocratic party The Labor party has
nothing to build on, and, hence, it is not
probable that it will reach such proportions
as to make it formidable to the Democratic,
or even the Republican, party.